The Fellowship of Lifea Christian-based vegetarian group founded in 1973

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Letters - By J. M. Gilheany

Historical points

Just a minor point of clarification, but one which may be of interest
to members that have recently visited the historical Order of the Golden
Age website.

The history of the OGA referred for some weeks to 'the two national
vegetarian societies which were based in Manchester and London' during
the 1890's.

In 1888 the London Vegetarian Society began publishing independent
literature, having rescinded its auxilliary relationship with the
Manchester H.Q. of the Society. Their journal The Vegetarian, appeared
between 1888 and 1920 and became The Vegetarian News in 1921.

However it was not until 1920 that a London Vegetarian Association
appeared, briefly, with a view to establishing a network of groups
within a 20 mile radius of Charing Cross. In 1922 the LVA concept was
absorbed into the LVS which began to establish itself as a second
national society.

In 1969 the schism was resolved when the Vegetarian Society of the UK
came into existence, with what appears to have been a lasting regional
formula!